7 h. ago I walked 10,000 steps a day with a weighted backpack for a week – here are five reasons I’m not stopping

Use rucking to upgrade your walks, build strength and boost your fitness

Politics

3 d. ago Prehistoric shell trumpets used as walkie talkies play a tune for the first time in 6,000 YEARS after scientists discovered they were used to communicate long distances

Your iPhone's battery life might be impressive, but it's nothing compared to the longevity of these ancient 'walkie-talkies'.

Politics

4 d. ago New York City expects biggest nurses strike as nearly 15,000 set to walk off job

Strike, amid an intense flu season, is expected to disrupt activity at institutions such as Mount Sinai and MontefioreThousands of nurses are set to walk off the job at several of New York City’s largest hospitals on Monday, staging a strike amid an intense flu season.The action comes three years after a previous strike that compelled some of the same hospitals to move patients elsewhere and reroute ambulances. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Shop manager wins £250K after finding scratchcard on top of microwave

Winner winner, microwave dinner - lucky Anthony Brayson picked up a £2 scratchcard when he popped to the shop for his lunch and walked out £250,000 better off after scooping the top prize

Economics

4 d. ago British pharmacy chain goes into administration after £5m loss and staff walkouts

Jhoots Pharmacy owed £1.7m to banks and over £870,000 in unpaid locum fees after staff walked out at Oxfordshire branch following 10 weeks without a manager

Economics

4 d. ago Next Man United manager's target shared on Match of the Day – 'Two steps forwards, one step back'

Manchester United are still under pressure to deliver results after sacking Ruben Amorim and Phil Jones has his say on what the club's target should be for the end of the season

Events

4 d. ago 40 per cent expect finances to get worse as debt charity has busiest day

Nearly 4,000 people visited StepChange’s website on Christmas Day

Economics

4 d. ago Two in five people ‘expect finances to worsen in year ahead’

Nearly 4,000 people visited StepChange’s website on Christmas Day, and January 5 was the charity’s busiest day in more than a year.

Politics

4 d. ago Davina McCall confirmed as host of huge annual TV event despite hinting she is stepping back from full

DAVINA McCALL will front this year’s BBC Red Nose Day coverage – despite hinting she’s stepping back from full-time work. I can reveal The Masked Singer judge has signed up to be the main host of the charity TV marathon, which will take place on March 20. And I’m told the newly married star is...

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5 d. ago The 1% Club player bags HUGE £100k prize on staggeringly difficult question – could you answer it? 

THE 1% CLUB has a brand new member after a contestant walked away with £100,000 after this tricky question – but could you have got it? On tonight's episode, Lee Mack was back with more quiz questions aimed to stump the 100 players in the game. By the final question, only three remained – Isabella, Maccisha and...

Sport

5 d. ago Do the tiny, boring exercises: how to really look after your hips

From the best exercise moves to how many steps you really need to aim for a day, experts weigh in on how to maintain hip health throughout your lifeWhen Elvis the pelvis gyrated and thrust his way across national television screens, audiences were delighted and censors were scandalised. But physiotherapists were probably standing up in their seats cheering at the display of such healthy and limber hip movements.Hips are a key weight-bearing joint, yet we rarely give them the amount of love and attention they deserve. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Walkers unveils hot honey crisps — and a chance to win £10,000

Fancy a taste of sweet and sour?

Economics

7 d. ago Gangster's moll who flaunted £40,000 of Rolexes, Gucci clothes and trips to Dubai bought with drug cash is locked up

Police found £40,000 of upmarket goods when they arrested Whitney-Marie Walker, 23, and her partner, Fred Cook, who police had identified as a 'principal member' of an underworld gang.

Economics

8 d. ago Gabby Logan leaves Match of the Day during middle of the show amid emergency

Mark Chapman stepped in to present BBC Match of the Day after Gabby Logan had to leave the show unexpectedly, with the presenter explaining she had a family emergency to attend to

Politics

8 d. ago 5 best walking pads for hitting your 10,000 step goal with ease

An under desk treadmill is one of the easiest ways to boost your step count from home

Events

1 week ago Silent procession of 2,000 mourners fills streets in poignant tribute after 40 killed in horror blaze at Swiss ski bar

MORE THAN 2,000 mourners walked in silence through the Swiss ski resort where 40 partygoers were killed in a New Year bar inferno. The poignant procession in the alpine town of Crans-Montana followed an emotional church service in memory of the dead. They filled the Chapel St Christophe and poured onto the streets outside to...

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1 week ago Darts star left struggling to walk after two strokes now in hunt for £60,000 prize

PDC Tour card hopeful Jack Tweddell discusses his health issues as he aims to win the biggest prize on the amateur darts circuit

Economics

1 week ago Welsh electrician given nine darts to score 180 and win £180,000 at world final

Curtis Griffiths will walk out on stage in front of 3,000 fans and hope he nails his big moment to win a small fortune before Luke Littler follows him

Economics

2 w. ago BBC The Traitors star Stephen Libby's age, job and Scottish roots

BBC The Traitors introduced three new Traitors on New Year's Day - Stephen Libby, Rachel Duffy and Hugo Lodge

Politics

2 w. ago ‘These trees may not survive’: Jordan’s ancient olive harvest wilts under record

Extreme heat and drought has destroyed 70% of Jordan’s olive crop, endangering livelihoods of 80,000 families and a centuries-old traditionAbu Khaled al-Zoubi, 67, walks slowly through his orchard in Irbid, northern Jordan, his footsteps kicking up dust from the parched earth beneath centuries-old olive trees. He stops at a gnarled trunk, its bark split and peeling from months of unrelenting heat.He points out that the branches should be sagging under the weight of ripening fruit, but instead they stretch upward, nearly bare, with only a few shrivelled olives clinging to the withered stems. Continue reading...

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